Digital BW, The Print

Harold Jackson wrote:
> Ernst --  I think you're taking the black hole analogy to an extreme. No one has ever been in or near a black hole.  All we have are theoretical constructs of the behavior of matter in black holes.  My guess is that all known chemical properties of matter would be different in or close to a black hole.  Naturally, as carbon based life-forms, that includes us humans.  
>    
>   So, you're in a black hole -  glossy, schmossy, who cares what kind of paper you use!!  (My (admittedly silly) 2 cents.)


I tried to visualise what it would look like. And it is 
correct what Paul writes about gloss black that its Dmax 
works as long as there's no light reflecting in your eyes 
from that surface. Due to the imperfection of that gloss 
surface and a normal Dmax (there will be diffuse light 
reflected to a degree) you will still have a visual 
impression of a surface you are looking at, even at the best 
angle for Dmax. Like the matte surface that shows its 
texture, how fine it may be, by the random deflection of 
light. I actually expect that you get a strange impression 
with that kind of high light absorptions, more or less a 
disappearance of surface and by that no association with 
gloss or matte. The article mentioned "being at night in a 
dark wood" if I recall it correctly. I do not get that 
picture sketched associated with gloss or matte. A black sky 
with stars isn't gloss or matte either. Imagine a black only 
print with the carbon nanotubes and some contrasty parts in 
the image, I think you will get a 3 dimensional effect with 
the white parts more or less floating in front of the black. 
The same you saw at kinetic - optical art exhibitions but 
without the black velvet box with white cords in front of 
it. This time as flat as a postcard.

Of course all that if it would be possible to print a layer 
like that. It doesn't say anything about layer thickness and 
opacity. If you can not get the white paper blocked by a 10 
micron thick layer of it then it is not practical. Deposing 
the tubes at the right angle on dark matter in labs is nice 
for optical instruments but translates bad to printers.

So despite the smiley I was serious.


-- 
Met vriendelijke groeten,Ernst


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